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- Easter Greeting Card, "Happy Easter," 1989-1990 - More than one-third of post-consumer waste, by weight, is paper. Though it still requires chemical processing and uses energy, breaking that used paper down to create new paper products results in less water and air pollution than making new paper from wood pulp. Products like this greeting card, printed on 100% recycled paper, appeal to environmentally-conscious consumers.
- 1989-1990
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Easter Greeting Card, "Happy Easter," 1989-1990
More than one-third of post-consumer waste, by weight, is paper. Though it still requires chemical processing and uses energy, breaking that used paper down to create new paper products results in less water and air pollution than making new paper from wood pulp. Products like this greeting card, printed on 100% recycled paper, appeal to environmentally-conscious consumers.
- Ford Charcoal Briquets Display Booth, 1936 - Ford Motor Company targeted commercial restaurateurs, not backyard barbeque chefs, with this booth promoting the company's charcoal briquettes. The briquettes were made from wood scraps produced by Ford's sawmill in Kingsford, Michigan. The side business in charcoal was far removed from the automotive industry, but it was perfectly in keeping with Henry Ford's desire to reduce and reuse waste.
- January 19, 1936
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Ford Charcoal Briquets Display Booth, 1936
Ford Motor Company targeted commercial restaurateurs, not backyard barbeque chefs, with this booth promoting the company's charcoal briquettes. The briquettes were made from wood scraps produced by Ford's sawmill in Kingsford, Michigan. The side business in charcoal was far removed from the automotive industry, but it was perfectly in keeping with Henry Ford's desire to reduce and reuse waste.
- "Industries Within an Industry, Ford By-Products," Ford Motor Company, 1939 - Henry Ford was careful about reducing and reusing waste products from his factories. Wasted materials meant wasted money, which led to higher prices for the customer. Illuminating gas was taken from coke ovens. Portland cement was made from blast furnace slag. Most famously, wood scraps from Ford's Kingsford, Michigan, sawmills were converted into charcoal briquettes.
- 1939
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"Industries Within an Industry, Ford By-Products," Ford Motor Company, 1939
Henry Ford was careful about reducing and reusing waste products from his factories. Wasted materials meant wasted money, which led to higher prices for the customer. Illuminating gas was taken from coke ovens. Portland cement was made from blast furnace slag. Most famously, wood scraps from Ford's Kingsford, Michigan, sawmills were converted into charcoal briquettes.
- Waste Management Ride-Along Halloween Costume, Worn by Simon Morland in 2022 -
- 2022
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Waste Management Ride-Along Halloween Costume, Worn by Simon Morland in 2022
- Milk Crate - Dairies transport their packaged products to retailers and other customers in milk crates. During the 1950s, dairies switched from wood or metal crates designed for glass bottles to molded plastic crates -- better for single-use paper and plastic cartons. The changes reduced processing and shipping costs but contributed to a growing waste problem, even though many nabbed plastic crates and reused them for storage.
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Milk Crate
Dairies transport their packaged products to retailers and other customers in milk crates. During the 1950s, dairies switched from wood or metal crates designed for glass bottles to molded plastic crates -- better for single-use paper and plastic cartons. The changes reduced processing and shipping costs but contributed to a growing waste problem, even though many nabbed plastic crates and reused them for storage.
- McDonald's Sandwich Container, 1980-1989 - McDonald's phased out polystyrene or Styrofoam containers in 1990 due to complaints about hazardous waste and overflowing landfills. Paper-based sandwich wraps replaced the polystyrene clamshell sandwich carton, like this one. The new paper alternative reduced sandwich packaging volume and reduced restaurant waste.
- 1980-1989
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McDonald's Sandwich Container, 1980-1989
McDonald's phased out polystyrene or Styrofoam containers in 1990 due to complaints about hazardous waste and overflowing landfills. Paper-based sandwich wraps replaced the polystyrene clamshell sandwich carton, like this one. The new paper alternative reduced sandwich packaging volume and reduced restaurant waste.
- Milk Crate, 1967-1996 - Dairies transport their packaged products to retailers and other customers in milk crates. During the 1950s, dairies switched from wood or metal crates designed for glass bottles to molded plastic crates -- better for single-use paper and plastic cartons. The changes reduced processing and shipping costs but contributed to a growing waste problem, even though many nabbed plastic crates and reused them for storage.
- 1967-1996
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Milk Crate, 1967-1996
Dairies transport their packaged products to retailers and other customers in milk crates. During the 1950s, dairies switched from wood or metal crates designed for glass bottles to molded plastic crates -- better for single-use paper and plastic cartons. The changes reduced processing and shipping costs but contributed to a growing waste problem, even though many nabbed plastic crates and reused them for storage.
- Milk Crate, 1967-1996 - Dairies transport their packaged products to retailers and other customers in milk crates. During the 1950s, dairies switched from wood or metal crates designed for glass bottles to molded plastic crates -- better for single-use paper and plastic cartons. The changes reduced processing and shipping costs but contributed to a growing waste problem, even though many nabbed plastic crates and reused them for storage.
- 1967-1996
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Milk Crate, 1967-1996
Dairies transport their packaged products to retailers and other customers in milk crates. During the 1950s, dairies switched from wood or metal crates designed for glass bottles to molded plastic crates -- better for single-use paper and plastic cartons. The changes reduced processing and shipping costs but contributed to a growing waste problem, even though many nabbed plastic crates and reused them for storage.
- Milk Crate - Dairies transport their packaged products to retailers and other customers in milk crates. During the 1950s, dairies switched from wood or metal crates designed for glass bottles to molded plastic crates -- better for single-use paper and plastic cartons. The changes reduced processing and shipping costs but contributed to a growing waste problem, even though many nabbed plastic crates and reused them for storage.
- Collections - Artifact
Milk Crate
Dairies transport their packaged products to retailers and other customers in milk crates. During the 1950s, dairies switched from wood or metal crates designed for glass bottles to molded plastic crates -- better for single-use paper and plastic cartons. The changes reduced processing and shipping costs but contributed to a growing waste problem, even though many nabbed plastic crates and reused them for storage.
- Abington Textile Machinery Works Trade Catalog, "Vacuum Card Stripper and Waste Collecting System," 1920-1929 -
- 1920-1929
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Abington Textile Machinery Works Trade Catalog, "Vacuum Card Stripper and Waste Collecting System," 1920-1929